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I. ROTH- BRASSIIIRE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. II, I920.

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Patented oer. 17, 1922,

UNTTED STATES PATENT @FFTGE ISIDOR ROTH, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNORTO BENJAMIN & JOHNES, A

CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

BRAssrEnn.

Application filed February 11, 1920. Serial No. 357,948.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, Ismon Born, a citizen ofthe United States, and a resident of Brooklyn, in the county of Kingsand State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements inBrassieres, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates in general to apparel for women, and moreparticularly to that class of garments commonly known as brassieres.

The objects of the invention are to provide a brassiere especiallyadapted to be worn with the modern low corset, the top of which whenworn is substantially at the wearers waist line; to provide'a brassiereof this character which will support the wearers flesh which tends tobulge outwardly over the top of the corset, particularly in fat persons,and which bulging flesh is designated in the trade as. the diaphragm ofthe wearer; to enable this diaphragm supporting portion of the brassiereto be firmly and securely attached to the wearer, and more particularlyto the upper part of the corset; to provide such attaching means whichwill not slide upward off of the corset, at the wearers back, as instooping or bending over; to secure a construction which at the sametime will permit freedom of the upper part of the brassiere in suchstooping or bending of the wearer; to fit the-said upper part of thebrassiere comfortably to the bust and give the wearer the desiredsupport, and to obtain other advantages and results as may be broughtout in the following descnption.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, in which like numerals ofreference indicate the same parts throughout the several Figure 6 is aview similar to Fig. 5, showmg the garment in a partly completedcondition.

In the specific embodiment of the invention shown in said drawings, thereference numeral 1 indicates the front of the brassiere, the lowerportion 3 of which is adapted to overlap the top 4 of the corset 5 andsupport the diaphragm of the wearer directly thereabove, as shown inFigure 3. It will be understood that by the term diaphragm in the tradeis meant that portion of the wearers flesh, particularly in fat persons,which tends to bulge outwardly over the top edge of the modern low bustcorsets which terminate at their tops substantially at the wearers waistline. This bulging flesh or diaphragm detracts from the appearance ofthe wearer, but it is pressed back into place by means of my improvedbrassiere, and particularly the low portion thereof. This lower portion3 is preferably constructed of inelastic material which will withstandconsiderable tension and is preferably somewhat wider at its middleportion than at its ends, the upper edge curving downwardly from said.middle 3 to the ends 3 also the middle part of this lower portion 3 ispreferably stiffened, as by a stay 9 at its middle and other stays 10,10 at opposite sides thereof. To the opposite ends 3? of the said lowerportion of the brassiere are secured strong elastic belt sections 7which are of substantially the same width as the ends 3 3 and adapted todetachably connect at their ends behind the wearers back, as by means ofhooks and eyes 8 or any other suitable fasteners. These belt sectionslie upon the upper part of the corset at the back of the wearer, asshown 1n Figures 2 and 3 more especially, and give the proper tension tothe inelastic lower portion 3 of the front of the brassiere.Furthermore, it will be understood that said. elastic belt sections gripthe upper part of the back of the corset sufiiciently to prevent themfrom sliding upward off said corset when the wearer stoops or bendsover, and thus the brassiere is at all times kept in proper relation .tothe corset as well as the lower diaphragm supporting portion 3 enabledto roperly perform its functions.

he upper portion of the brassiere is at its front 6 preferablyconstructed of material g inseam which is substantially inelasticcircumferentially of the body but which will yield or stretch in an upand down' direction sufficiently to conform to the bust. In making thisupper portion 3, preferably, the blank therefor, as shown in Figure 4:,is cut away at its upper part on opposite sides of an up and down lineatthe front of the wearer, as

at 11*, 11 to form a downwardly tapering applied, the material in theupper section 11 will yield lengthwise of the body, and as the garmentis drawn toward the back its inelasticity circumferentially will causethe garment to snugly fit and conform to the bust so as to effectivelysupport the same. This construction also ensures a smooth and unwrinkledcondition of the garment and consequently a neat appearing andcomfortable brassiere.

The back portion 2 of the upper part of the brassire is formed of anysuitable substantially inelastic fabric and is made up of two parts 2 2each of which is sewed to the upright edges of the upper part of thefront of the brassiere, as at 12, the two back parts being. provided attheir free edges with means, such as the hooks and eyes 13, fordetachably securing them together at the wearers back. These parts 2 2may be provided with stiffeners 14, and at the tops of the seams 12, 12the upper edge of the brassiere is cut away as at 15 to fit under thearms of the wearer and provided with suitable shoulder straps 16.

It will be noted that the elastic straps or belt sections 7 are freefrom the back portions 2, 2 of the upper part of the brassiere, asclearly shown in the drawings, and thus as the wearer bends or stoopsover said upper parts 2*, 2 may move or give up and down withoutdisturbing the position of the lower elastic straps 7, 7 upon the top ofthe corset. Said elastic straps 7 therefore never become dislodged fromthe corset, nor can the brassiere as a whole become displaced withrespect to the corset, and thus the lower diaphragm supporting portionof the brass ire always retains a proper position to perform itsfunctions and secure a neat appearance and comfort to the wearer.Heretofore the only thing relied upon to secure this result has been atape 17 with a fastener 18 adapted to'engage one ofthe studs 19 on thefront of he c rse bu th s was at the free; 9f

corset and there has been nothing to keep the back from sliding up overthe top of the corset as the wearer bent or stooped. By my improvedconstruction of elastic straps 7 separated from the rest of the back ofthe brassiere, from the sides of the wearer backward, and making saidstraps elastic with considerable tension, as compared to'the upperlooser portions 2 of the brassiere, said upper and lower portions of theback of the brassiere operate to some extent independently and the lowerelastic strap portions always retain their position. upon the corsetwhile the upper fabric portions have more freedom of movement.

Obviously detail modifications and changes may be made in manufacturingmy improved brassire without departing from the spirit and scope of theinvention, by those skilled in the art, and I do not wish to beunderstood as restricting myself except as required by the followingclaims when construed in the light of the prior art.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is:

1. A brassiere comprising an upper portion of yielding material-at thefront of the garment and of inelastic material at the back of thegarment and a lower diaphragmsupporting portion which is inelastic atthe front of the garment and connected to the upper yielding portion,the rear partof the lower portion being elastic and separate from therear part of the upper portion of the garment.

2. A brassiere comprising a lower front diaphragm supporting portion ofunyielding material and an upper front portion of yielding material, andelastic means for connecting the ends of said lower front diaphragmsupporting portion at the back of the wearer.

3. A brassiere comprising an upper front portion of material which isyielding longitudinally of the body and substantially unyieldingcircumferentially of the body and a-lower front diaphragm supportingportion ofunyielding material, and means for connecting said frontportions at the back of the wearer, each independentof the other, theconnecting means for the upper front portion being unyieldingcircumferentially "of the body and the connecting means for the lowerfront diaphragm supporting portion being elastic.

4. A brassiere comprising a lower front diaphragm supporting portion ofun-- pendent of each other, the connecting means for the lower frontdiaphragm support ing po'rtionbeing elastic,

5. A brassiere comprising a lower front diaphragm supporting portion ofunyielding material and an upper front portion of yielding materialsecured to said lower front diaphragm supporting por tion, andconnecting means for said u per and lower front portions at the back ofthe wearer and independent of each other, the connecting means for theupper front portion being inelastic.

6. A brassiere comprising an upper front portion of material which isyielding longitudinally of the body and substantially unyieldingcircumferentially of the body and a lower front diaphragm supportingportion of unyielding material secured to said upper front portion, andconnecting means for said upper and lower front portions at the back ofthe wearer and independent of each other, the connecting means for theupper front portion being unyielding circumferentially of the body. 7

7. A brassiere comprising a lower front diaphragm supporting portion ofunyielding material and an upper front portion secured to said lowerfront diaphragm supporting portion, and connecting means for said upperand lower front portions at the back of the wearer and independent ofeach other, the connecting means for the upper front portion beinginelastic" and the connecting means for the lower front portion beingelastic.

8. A brassiere including a bust covering piece of material having a darttapering downwardly from the top edge thereof and opening at its smallend into the meeting large ends of two other darts extending apartcircumferentially of the brassiere in substantial alinement with eachother and at substantially right angles to the first-mentioned dart, theadjacent edges formed by said darts being sewed together, and means forfastening said brassiere upon the body.

9. A brassire including a body-encircling band having an enlargedinverted \l-shaped central portion at the front thereof, fastening meansat the ends of said band for securing the band to the body, abust-covering portion connected with said band and having a dartextending downwardly from the top edge of the bust-covering portion tothe apex of the front of the said band, and other darts extending fromsaid apex of the band in substantial alinement with each other and atright angles to said first-mentioned dart, the adjacent edges formed bysaid darts being sewed together, and means at the side edges of saidbust-covering portion for fastening the same upon the body.

ISIDOR ROTH.

